editorial
Friend or Foe
At the end of March, the Daily Mail published a story intended to discredit the Climate Camp. It ‘revealed’ the identity of one of the Camp’s two delegates flying to Bolivia to attend the ‘World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth’, called for by president Evo Morales. The story got re-published on Indymedia, later hidden by the site admins, attracting a storm of furious responses, with many registering their disgust at Climate Campers going to Bolivia.
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Interview
An interview with Larry Lohmann from The Cornerhouse»Here, LARRY LOHMANN introduces the work of The Cornerhouse, and reflects on the question of alliances for climate campaigners. He suggests that we should take seriously the concept of ‘carbon fetishism’.
Summit
Cochabamba: Beyond the Complex - Anarchist Pride»DARIUSH SOKOLOV offers an anarchist view of Morales’ Cochabamba conference. He argues that we ought to stay true to our principles rather than getting involved in such state-funded events.
climate action
Climate Justice? Climate Refugee? Capitalism, Nationalism and Migration»
The term ‘climate refugee’ is used by more and more activists to connect environmental and anti-racist politics. Here, STEPH DAVIES argues that the term isn’t as unproblematic as it seems.
crisis
Entering the Crisis: Is the (re)invigoration of a global movement our only answer to the present?»We need to engage the writings of The Invisible Committee to understand the current crisis and connect it to the practical organising issues that arose out of the mobilisation around the COP15, writes ALFIE.
antifa
Nick Griffin on Question Time»
8 million viewers saw Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time last October; many more were involved in conversations about it, or read about it in newspapers or on the internet. By all means, the BBC platform that was offered to the chairman was a national, if not nationalist, event.
no borders
Interview with No Borders in Calais»
During the Gatwick No Border camp of September 2007 the idea of a transnational action/gathering in Calais and/or Dover was proposed. Late last year, activists from the UK, France and Belgium met in Calais and decided to plan a camp in Calais.
war
Writing as a Jewish traitor»This is an edited extract from a text that Steve Cohen wrote in 2006 with the Lebanon war in mind. He sent it to us again during the Israeli attack on Gaza, still noting its obvious relevance for the Gaza solidarity protests
